In 2005, there were 4 011 work-related fatalities in the EU. These include road traffic and transport accidents occurring during work (RTTAs).
There were 3 628 work-related deaths in the 9 branches of industry that are covered by injury notification in all member states (1 054 in construction, 726 in manufacturing, 637 in transport, 514 in agriculture, 320 in retail and wholesale trade, 276 in the two branches of financial and business services, 62 in hotels and restaurants and 39 in utilities).
Of these, RTTAs accounted for 1 402 fatal injuries. 2 226 did not include RTTAs.
In 2005 the EU average rate of work-related fatal injury excluding RTTAs is 2.3 per hundred thousand workers. The British rate is 1.4, and is the lowest among EU member states.
The EU average rate of fatal injury has decreased by 15% since 2001. Over the same period the GB fatal rate has fallen by 7%.
Generally, British rates of fatal injury in main industrial sectors are substantially lower than the EU average.
The British rate of (non-fatal) over-3-day injury is lower than other member states with the exception of Sweden and Ireland.
